Purely for safety, Vicente had to keep Noah within her sight.
"It's no big deal. I just need to keep an eye on him at all times, even at night. There's no exception." Vicente announced her plan loudly, making sure Noah heard her.
"But that means you have to sleep by yourself, Nina."
For the two women, it was a normal thing; but for Noah, who knew they were not a real couple, it was dangerous.
"I'll sleep in the same room with him," Noah said hurriedly. Realizing that Vicente liked men, he added, "Two beds, of course."
"Or do you think we should sleep in the same bed?" Vicente's anger started to build. She was kind enough to share a room with him, yet it felt like she was unbearable in his eyes.
She sneered, "You are not my type."
"I know," Noah said calmly.
Vicente wasn't impressed. "What do you know? You know nothing."
'You have no idea that I am a woman.'
The two of them had a good relationship at first, but since Noah found out the secret between Vicente and Nina, Vicente started giving Noah a hard time.
There was a constant tension just waiting to erupt into a fight.
Noah was too calm and composed to let his anger get the better of him though. It always rendered Vicente's provocation useless.
Since Noah arrived, Nina looked happier. They just had so much in common that they could talk endlessly for hours.
They chatted with each other, passing each other food happily.
Vicente felt completely invisible, like an outsider.
Now they were talking about the babies. Vicente could bear Noah vying for Nina's friendship, but she couldn't stand him if he tried to vie for the babies' love.
Before she divorced Nina, she would be the babies' nominal natural father. She was more important than Noah who was just the godfather.
Noah shouldn't have been that close to the babies.
Finally, Vicente couldn't stand it anymore.
"Noah, when are you going to leave C Island? I'll book your ticket for you."
Noah and Nina stopped talking and looked at Vicente, who was sitting opposite them. Vicente's face darkened as it looked like an ominous cloud hung above her.
"What's wrong?" Nina asked.
"Nothing. I just want to know when Noah is going to leave so I can book a ticket for him." Vicente looked disgruntled to say the least. She longed for Noah to leave as soon as possible.
If Noah was going to leave tonight, she could send the helicopter to take him back over night.
Noah knew what Vicente was implying but he decided to play dumb instead. "It's okay. I'll buy it myself."
With a smile on her face, Vicente asked, "When exactly will you leave?"
Noah burst into laughter. "On Lantern Festival."
The Lantern Festival was half a month away at this point.
It wasn't so bad though. Anyway, it was impossible for the babies to be born within half a month.
Vicente thought that as long as Noah left before the babies would be born, there would be nothing to worry about.
"Okay, let's make it the Lantern Festival," Vicente said in a friendly tone.
Nina guessed that Vicente was probably worried that Noah would let the secret out, so she wanted him to leave as soon as possible. Nina just smiled without saying anything.
After dinner, the three of them sat on the sofa. Noah looked at Nina's belly and asked, "Have you decided the babies' names?"
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